New home made out of shipping containers sparks interest

Posted on June 15, 2019 by Joe

Shipping containers aren’t just for shipping anymore.

Plenty of inventory means it’s a buyers’ market

Posted on June 15, 2019 by Joe

The list of headwinds is many for the city’s new homes market. The economy is struggling as the province’s energy industry grapples with poor commodity prices. Plenty of inventory remains for housing in both the new and resale markets.

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’Bursting at the seams’: Edmonton Catholic Schools opens second continuing education campus in Mill Woods

Posted on June 14, 2019 by Joe

A massive demand for fourth-year and fifth-year high school classes has driven Edmonton Catholic Schools to open a second continuing education centre — this time in south Edmonton.

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Future unclear for plans to expand congested Edmonton freeway

Posted on June 14, 2019 by Joe

It was almost exactly one year ago. The NDP government’s transportation minister stood in front of an Alberta Government backdrop, behind an Alberta Government podium, to announce an expansion of the notoriously-clogged southwest Anthony Henday Drive.

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Hicks on Biz: NO to the Epcor solar farm proposal

Posted on June 14, 2019 by Joe

I like Epcor.

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New home prices fall in Calgary region, flat in Edmonton

Posted on June 13, 2019 by Joe

The prices for new homes in the Calgary census metropolitan area are falling.

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Elise Stolte: Calgary’s tax fiasco underlines how fragile Edmonton’s budget is, too

Posted on June 12, 2019 by Joe

If anything good comes out of Calgary’s tax fiasco and small business revolt this week, it should be an appreciation for the fragility of Alberta’s cities.

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Calgary’s hiring climate flat, Edmonton’s conservative: Manpower

Posted on June 11, 2019 by Joe

A “flat” hiring climate is anticipated for the Calgary area in the third quarter of this year, while Edmonton area employers expect a “conservative” hiring climate, according to the latest ManpowerGroup Employment Outlook Survey released on Tuesday.

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Councillors vote to lift moratorium on subsidized housing in inner-city Edmonton’s neighbourhoods

Posted on June 10, 2019 by Joe

EDMONTON—Edmonton’s inner-city neighbourhoods could once again see new subsidized and affordable housing development after a committee gave the green light Monday to lift the moratorium on new builds.